Binge Cycle

Health_Lady
Health_Lady Posts: 29
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi! I am new to MFP and last night I ended up binging. I weighed myself in thr evening... not as an official weigh in, I just wanted to see the fluctuations. Well.an hour later I went out and consumed ice cream, skittles, milkduds, bread, and cheese. This morning- after 7 hours of not eating, I weighed in at 2 lbs heavier. I know it is only two pounds, but emotionally I am so upset.

I am not sure what to do because I would rather eat less today or try to make up for yesterday- but that is not a healthy practice. I have this fear that overnight this 2 lbs will become thirty, putting me back to my heaviest. I am so discouraged, and I want honest responses just not rude, please :)

Does anyone else feel just overwhelmed after a binge?

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  • elainemorris1982
    elainemorris1982 Posts: 104 Member
    continue today with you daily calorie allowance. eating less today won't make a difference. Do you know what caused you to binge? You need to find the trigger or it will happen again. You can do this, everyone is here to support you xxx
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    Someone wise once posted on their profile, "Failure is the only opportunity to begin again more wisely." This is true. Learn from your day yesterday. Keep eating healthy and please don't let one day derail you. If you do, you will never be successful. Just keep going. Every day - keep going. That's how you measure success.

    ETA: I've had those days along the way. I'm SO GLAD I didn't give up and you will be too!
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    Unless you ate around 7000 calories over your maintenance level, that 2lb is not going to be all fat. It is probably a little bit of fat, with a lot of water. Keep doing what you were doing and it will drop off as quick as it came on.
  • lbesaw
    lbesaw Posts: 267 Member
    We all have those days-I call them my "tapeworm days". Don't beat yourself up about it just stick to your plan today and every day thereafter-you may suffer a few setbacks along the way but it's what you do everyday that makes the difference. Good luck!:smile:
  • Health_Lady
    Health_Lady Posts: 29
    Thanks for the comments. I think I binged due to already having had "ruined my day". I am very much an all or nothing person and it really has caused problems.
  • jenjen828
    jenjen828 Posts: 58 Member
    Yesterday was one day. You slipped, and we all do. Today is a new day--a clean slate. Just do what you need to do today. This is a huge change that we are both beginning. My attitude is that I will get healthy and lose weight one good choice at a time. I try to anticipate what may make me slip, and make a plan to handle it. We will reach our goal one choice at a time. Today is a new opportunity to make good choices in food and exercise. I think I would do what I need to do to be healthy and let go of yesterday and focus on the day ahead. Learn from the past and make a plan for the future.

    I hope today is a better one for you.
  • jenjen828
    jenjen828 Posts: 58 Member
    I am that way too, and I am learning that this is a goal reached by one healthy choice at a time. Each choice is a shot fired in the war of weight loss. Loss of one battle does not mean you have to lose the war. Sounds like we may have a lot in common.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Make sure you are eating enough calories throughout the day. Being too low can make binges more likely to happen. Don't restrict after a binge or you will be setting yourself up for another. Make sure you're getting lots of veggies like broccoli, and cauliflower. These really fill you up. Drink lots of water daily.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    The "all or nothing" mindset is very dangerous and it's the reason for my binges personally. Also don't try to log your binge calories in the next day and try to "exercise it off". Yesterday happened already, just focus on today, brand new day. What matters is now and the future.
  • happieharpie
    happieharpie Posts: 229 Member
    I'm very new here, but sadly, I'm a very old dieter......I've been losing and gaining the same hundred pounds for 30 years or more. My focus this time isn't my vanity, and this change is huge for me.

    Last night I was frustrated about something. It was VERY frustrating to me last night, and today, I can't remember what it was, but DH was out, and I felt twinges of BINGE FRENZY, and I could feel that search, seize, and consume demon standing behind me.

    Now here's the change in my perspective- my focus recntly has been lowering my blood pressure, not vanity. So no matter how much I wanted to binge, I knew I wouldn't be eating anything with salt, or trans fat, or refined carbs in it.

    My binge turned into 2 squares of dark sugar free chocolate and 1/4 cup of nuts, which I recorded and STILL was within my limits for the day.

    I hate HATE the feeling of losing the momentum of success, but if you call your experience last night a LESSON LEARNED instead of ALL HOPE LOST, you can make it work for you and keep your success momentum in focus.
    I also work every day against the " ruined my day" thing, but I'm making progress you are too!
  • z4dow
    z4dow Posts: 43 Member
    Thanks for the comments. I think I binged due to already having had "ruined my day". I am very much an all or nothing person and it really has caused problems.
    In days like these i'm trying to remember that it's not all or nothing, because:
    "If you got a flat tire, you wouldn’t get a gun and shoot out the remaining three tires." ;)
  • dianamatienzo
    dianamatienzo Posts: 127
    I don't know anyone who doesn't feel the same after a binge. I always feel upset, disgusting, fat, ugly, unworthy, discouraged, weak, overwhelmed, frustrated, EVERYTHING! It's a vicious cycle, but don't try and make up for it; it'll only make things worse. Trying to make up for it will be more restricting and could more easily trigger another binge.
    I try and use my binge episodes to push myself and remind myself how badly I want to look good, feel healthy, and be fit, healthy and most of all happy. We're human and we all have different weaknesses. Mine is food, and I battle with it every day since it's not something I can avoid like drugs. Keep pushing yourself every day and never give up, no matter how discouraged you might feel <3
  • jetlag
    jetlag Posts: 800 Member
    I'm very new here, but sadly, I'm a very old dieter......I've been losing and gaining the same hundred pounds for 30 years or more. My focus this time isn't my vanity, and this change is huge for me.

    Last night I was frustrated about something. It was VERY frustrating to me last night, and today, I can't remember what it was, but DH was out, and I felt twinges of BINGE FRENZY, and I could feel that search, seize, and consume demon standing behind me.

    Now here's the change in my perspective- my focus recntly has been lowering my blood pressure, not vanity. So no matter how much I wanted to binge, I knew I wouldn't be eating anything with salt, or trans fat, or refined carbs in it.

    My binge turned into 2 squares of dark sugar free chocolate and 1/4 cup of nuts, which I recorded and STILL was within my limits for the day.

    I hate HATE the feeling of losing the momentum of success, but if you call your experience last night a LESSON LEARNED instead of ALL HOPE LOST, you can make it work for you and keep your success momentum in focus.
    I also work every day against the " ruined my day" thing, but I'm making progress you are too!

    Wonderful post :-)
  • jetlag
    jetlag Posts: 800 Member
    Thanks for the comments. I think I binged due to already having had "ruined my day". I am very much an all or nothing person and it really has caused problems.
    In days like these i'm trying to remember that it's not all or nothing, because:
    "If you got a flat tire, you wouldn’t get a gun and shoot out the remaining three tires." ;)

    I love this!

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